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Period Empire Triple Drawered Walnut Desk With Leather Top
Located in Houston, TX
LOVELY PERIOD EMPIRE TRIPLE DRAWERED WALNUT DESK WITH LEATHER TOP
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut, Leather
French Ormolu Empire Style Desk in Kingwood Brass Details
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and practical French ormolu empire style desk made from Kingwood with a green leather
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Ebonised French empire desk with leather top
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional quality 19th century French empire desk with a stunning original ebonised
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th C Empire Style Partner’s Desk with Orig Brass Fittings and New Leather Top
Located in Troy, MI
Large French Empire style partners desk has new leather desktop and ebonized finish, circa 1890s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Super Rare 19th Century Transforming Ladies Desk, Empire Secretary, Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Convertible antique writing desk
France
Mahogany
Empire, 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Empire Workbench
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish Empire workbench with fine patina. This is a useful piece of storage furniture with two
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,922
Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Partners Desk 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Empire Revival Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk, Circa
Category
Antique 1870s Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Library Desk Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in Benington, Herts
Fine French Napoleon III second Empire gilt bronze-mounted library desk probably by Krieger
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
Danish Late Empire Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
A Danish Late Empire mahogany line inlaid bureau plat, Circa 1830, the rectangular top with rounded
Category
Antique 1830s Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Hixson, TN
An exquisite mahogany bureau plat in the French Empire style. The mahogany is French polished to a
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French Empire Mahogany Console Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
19th century French Empire single drawer console table with all original brass hardware, working
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogony Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
A French Empire bureau plat of loustrous polished mahagony contrasting with finely chased ormoulu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Leather Top Bureau Plat
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Empire figured mahogany bureau plat with gold tooled black leather writing surface
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th Century Empire Bureau Plat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately Empire bureau plat with a tooled leather top, c. 1830. The three-piece green leather top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Bureau Plat from the 19th Century
Located in Hixson, TN
A stately French Empire bureau plat with a leather tooled top. There are four noticeable turned and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French 19th Century Empire-Style Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful 19th century mahogany secretary, c. 1820. This desk has a black, fossil marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Empire Style Karelian Birch Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
The black tooled leather inset top over a frieze drawer flanked by two drawers, all with diamond stringing and escutcheons set between ebonized pilasters with foliated capitals, with...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Ebonized Desk
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French ebonized mahogany desk with two side pull outs, completely restored both
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Antique French Directoire Desk
Located in Austin, TX
French burled ash desk in the Directoire style, finished in a lustrous museum quality French polish
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
American Mahogany Partner
s Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Mahogany Partner's Desk with glass knobs. Top refinished and everything else cleaned and
Category
Antique 1880s American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat, Probably France, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large Empire style, mahogany veneered desk. The desk stands on tall square legs with brass sabots
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Fruitwood Bureau Plat
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French Empire fruitwood bureau plat with embossed black leather top, 4 drawers, tapered turned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Bureau Plat, First Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Bureau plat standing on curved legs with blackened lion’s paws. The desk has three drawers and is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Officers Campaign Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
Mahogany Empire style Military officers campaign desk. Flip top fitted with mirror raises to reveal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Architect Table, Table á Tronchin, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique architect table
France
mahogany, leather
Empire around 1810
Dimensions: H x W x D
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique desk, Northern Europe, around 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
The piece of furniture is in very good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large second Empire Bureau-Plat
Located in Westport, CT
handsome and large 19th century French II Empire desk with pulls on each end, comprised of three
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Antique French Mahogany Brass Decorated Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
STUNNING DESK, ADORNED WITH BRASS MOUNTS. GREEN LEATHER TOP ABOVE 7 DRAWERS AND A SLIDE IN EACH END
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique desk from around 1870, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the second half of the 19th century, Northern Europe.
The piece of furniture is
Category
Antique 1870s Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tsar Desk Replica by Theodore Alexander
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dallas, TX
-mounted pollard burl free standing writing desk, with delicately cast mounts on all four sides of Chimera
Category
20th Century Russian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Impressive 19th Century Large Swedish Birch Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality empire taste desk of large proportions, circa 1880.
Three parts, top and two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Danish mid 20th century burr walnut desk circa 1950.
We are please to offer this desk which is of
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Pedestal Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful French empire mahogany desk, circa 1890.
As typical with desks of this period and size
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century French Empire Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine Empire Gilt Bronze bureau plat with Greek key pattern mounts which is also in the leather top
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather
Swedish 19th century carved birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century carved birch pedestal desk circa 1890.
Good quality empire revival Swedish 3
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut
French Empire Bureau Plat, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Beautiful French mahogany Empire Bureau Plat / Writing Desk, 1st Quarter 19th Century.
Unrestored
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Dining/ Tea Table in West Indies Mahogany with Carved Pedestal Base, 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
paw feet, Denmark, circa 1825.
Note: May also work as a writing table or desk. Table may be lowered
Category
Antique 1820s Danish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Executive Leather Top Trestle Desk by Hooker Furniture
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Trenton, NJ
Elevate your workspace with the Hooker Furniture Leather Topped Trestle Desk, a sophisticated piece
Category
2010s Indonesian Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Nordiska Kompaniet, desk in beech from Hotel Knaust, Sweden 1931.
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk in beech from Hotel Knaust by Nordiska Kompaniet / NK, Sweden 1931.
With brass details and
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech
1840"s American Empire Rosewood Dilutive Witting Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant New York American Empire Rosewood writing table. The diminutive table, with slender drawer
Category
Antique 1840s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Early 20th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Desk and Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An incredibly handsome ebonized desk and chair, in the Napoleon III style, from 1920's France. Both
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Russian Brass Greek Key Inlaid Executive Desk with Lions
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous brass inlaid desk with Greek key motif. The desk is made of burled walnut and
Category
Vintage 1920s Russian Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Flame Mahogany Slant Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase, circa 1850s
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique flame mahogany slant front secretary desk with glass front bookcase
USA
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Plat With Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Empire bureau plat with brown leather top, flame mahogany veneer, four sliding drawer with keys
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
20th Century French Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th Century French Bureau Plat or desk with drawers and leather inset.
In addition the
Category
Vintage 1920s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Franch Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
edge, around drawers and on the corner of the legs. Beautiful desk gentle restored with nice patina.
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,274
Antique office, Northern Europe, ca. 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique desk from the second half of the 19th century, Northern Europe.
Furniture in very good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Bureau Plat, France, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
fillings. Extendable leaves on each side, covered in leather as well. The desk was professionally
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Desk Writing Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine, French Empire-style desk, the richly-figured mahogany timber contrasting smartly with
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Desks
French 19th Century Lady
s Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Ground Floor Bedroom No. 1 Copy on the flip side of the tag. The lower drawer features a writing surface
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
French Bureau Plat Desk Empire Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire style bureau plat desk
Good size to this clean and minimal
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Desks
Materials
Kingwood
Bureau Plat á Gradin with Napoleonic Theme
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful French bureau plat á gradin Second Empire period writing desk, circa 1870s.
Figuring
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Antique Writing Desk
Located in Paris, FR
Large Empire style writing desk crafted in mahogany and mahogany veneer, with ormolu decoration
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Walnut Writing Desk W/ Brown Leather Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique French writing desk made in French Empire style sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Empire Style Olive Wood Writing Desk by Baker Furniture Banded Inlay Top
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Empire style olive wood writing desk by Baker Furniture Company. Banded inlay top. Hourglass legs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Art Deco Flame Mahogany Pine Library Writing Desk 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th century American Empire & Art Deco Desk. The desk began its life as a traditional
Category
Early 20th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
19th or 20th Century Empire Style Faux Partners or Writing Desk Having Claw Feet
Located in Manhasset, NY
A spectacular 19th or 20th century Empire style faux partners desk having claw feet. A late 19th or
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Desks
Materials
Wood
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Empire Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the empire writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An empire writing desk — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer empire writing desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire writing desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Modern and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Jean Joseph Chapuis and Lysberg, Hansen
Therp each produced at least one beautiful empire writing desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Empire Writing Desk?
The average selling price for an empire writing desk at 1stDibs is $6,544, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
Questions About Empire Writing Desk
- What is a writing desk?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A writing desk may refer to a desk with a top, often sloping, for writing on or to a portable case with compartments to hold writing materials and a surface for writing.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A writing desk with drawers is also called a secretary. It is a desk with drawers, one of which can be pushed out and the front of the desk lowered to create a flat writing surface. These writing desks have been made in a variety of styles over the years. Shop for a variety of writing tables with drawers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.
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